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The1916 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place onNovember7,1916, as part of the1916 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose 9 representatives, or electors to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
South Carolina was won by theDemocratic nominees, incumbent DemocraticPresidentWoodrow Wilson andVice PresidentThomas R. Marshall. They defeatedRepublican nominee,U.S. Supreme Court JusticeCharles Evans Hughes ofNew York, and his running mateSenatorCharles W. Fairbanks ofIndiana.
Wilson won South Carolina by a landslide margin of 94.29%.
| 1916 United States presidential election in South Carolina[1] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Democratic | Woodrow Wilson ofNew Jersey | Thomas Riley Marshall ofIndiana | 61,846 | 96.71% | 9 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican | Charles Evans Hughes ofNew York | Charles Warren Fairbanks ofIndiana | 1,550 | 2.42% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Write-in | 259 | 0.40% | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| Progressive | No candidate ofN/A | No candidate ofN/A | 162 | 0.25% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Socialist | Allan L. Benson ofNew York | George Ross Kirkpatrick ofNew Jersey | 135 | 0.21% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 63,952 | 100.00% | 9 | 100.00% | ||||
State and district results of the1916 United States presidential election | ||
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